The Day of the Jackal has received a speedy Season 2 renewal from Peacock and Sky, starring Lashana Lynch and Eddie Redmayne.
In the U.S., the series was No. 1 on Peacock’s Top 10 TV Shows list and was a Top 5 streaming original in the U.S. in its opening weekend, per preliminary Nielsen data. Also, in the UK, the series is the biggest Sky original ever and the biggest series launch on Sky in two years. it is also the biggest Sky original debut in markets such as Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Ireland.
Úrsula Corberó also stars in the series, with Charles Dance, Richard Dormer, Chukwudi Iwuji, Lia Williams, Khalid Abdalla, Eleanor Matsuura, Jonjo O’Neill, Nick Blood, Sule Rimi and Florisa Kamara as supporting cast members.
The series is based on 1971 novel, which was adapted into a film in 1973. A looser adaptation was released in 1997, called The Jackal.
What is ‘The Day of the Jackal’ series about?
Here’s the official description of the new series
An unrivaled and highly elusive lone assassin, the Jackal, (Eddie Redmayne) makes his living carrying out hits for the highest fee. But following his latest kill, he meets his match in a tenacious British intelligence officer (Lashana Lynch) who starts to track down the Jackal in a thrilling cat-and-mouse chase across Europe, leaving destruction in its wake.
Ronan Bennett is the writer and executive producer. Gareth Neame and Nigel Marchant executive produce for Carnival Films), Sam Hoyle executive produces for Sky Studios, and Sue Naegle is also an executive producer.
Brian Kirk directs and executive produces. Redmayne is an executive producer and Lynch co-executive produces. Chris Hall produces with Frederick Forsyth as a consulting producer.
The series is from Carnival Films, which is part of Universal International Studios, a division of Universal Studio Group.
